Why the study?
Point-of-care ultrasonography and critical care echocardiography have become increasingly popular, prompting a review of their importance and utility in managing hemodynamically unstable pediatric patients.
Critical care echocardiography is an increasingly important skill for pediatric intensivists to guide hemodynamic management in critically ill children.
Recently, the use of point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) by pediatricians especially in emergency and intensive care departments has become increasingly popular. Critical care echocardiography (CCE) quickly and accurately identifies cardiac function, allowing intensivists to manage critically ill pediatric patients by manipulating vasoactive-inotrope-fluid treatment based on the echocardiographic results. Training courses for POCUS are increasingly available and more intensivists are learning how to use CCE. In this review, we focus on the importance and utility of CCE in pediatric intensive units and how it assists in the management of hemodynamically unstable pediatric patients. We highlight the common measurements carried out by intensive care specialists and emphasize the role of the CCE methods in PICUs.
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